The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-02-16
THE NEWS.
Gathered From all Sources by Cur Helena
Correspondent.
Special to the River Press.

Special to the River Press
HELENA, February 11.-The longshore
strike is over, the men having resumed.
Lyons, Michigan, is sea of ice. The
Grand river rose during the night about
four feet and an ice gorge formed just be-
low the city. The whole business part OF
the town is under water and great damage
has been sustained. The loss will reach
into the thousands. Several families have
been driven out of their dwellings and
others took to the upper stories. The ice
gorge covers an area of 300 acres and is
estimated to be twenty feet thick in places.
west.
James Tushy, of Butte, who was robbed
Sunday night of 81 100, suspected Richard
Cain of being concerned in the robbery
and swore out search warrant. The
city marshal searched Gains residence
and recovered $430.25 of the amount
stolen, it being secreted in fourteen differ
ent places. The toe of an old shoe con-
tanned 1866 in large bills. Cain was ar
rested and in default of bail he went to
jail.
Much dissatisfaction is expressed by the
travelling public over the reported with
drawal of the Butte and Helena accom-
commodation train. Last evenings Inter
Mountain, under the caption of "Good
Lord Deliver u.s." says: It is rumored
that it is more than probable that the
old get-through-When-y passenger
transportation system of year ago be-
tween Butte and Helena is to return again.
The Manitoba, following the seed wheat
example Of the Northern Pacific, offers to
send such grain to distant sections at half
rates, shipments to be made between now
and the seeding season.
HELENA, February 12.-Representative
Brown got alarmed yesterday morning
over the apparent condition of the terri
tory in regard to the governor, and de-
manded official notice of the existence of
such an officer. 1t came promntlv-
T,nss.e. xnUuUCL anu company, now play
ing ~ Portland, will appear in Helena for
short season, commencing February 81.
The overland express on the Northern
Pacifs pulled into Helena five hours late
last evening, owing to the deep drifts along
| the line.
The Minneapolis Mining & Smelling
company has just voted to increase the
capital stock to $2,500,OOO, reorganizing
on the same basis as the Granite Noun
tain Mining company, of Philipsburg, and
setting aside half million of the stock
for development purposes. The Saltwater
Mining company has taken similar action.
The mines held by these two companies
are practically undeveloped, and the con-
trolling interest in them is held by Mime
| apolis parties.
A Washington special to the Pioneer
Press. says the new Indian agent at Fort
Belknap is Edmund G. Field, of Frede-
rick county, Maryland, and is clerk of the
house committee on accounts of the Forty
ninth congress. His father is promi-
nenE Marylander and democrat, and
friend of Senator German, who secured
him the appointment. He is bright
young man.
DR.. G. Z. Davidson writes to Col.
Wheeler that his steamer, the Fern, will
be surely fitted up for business next sum-
mer. The Fern was built at Twin Bridges
last summer and floated down to Town
send, where she now lies, the owner hav-
ing on'y lately commanded the means for
her equipment. She is to be fitted with
two 15-horse power engines and two
smoke stacks, with a donkey engine, cap
stan and spars with which to pull her over
the bars. She will run as far down as
Great Falls and will carry both freight
and passengers.
A promising blossom in the field Of anna
teur journalism appeared yesterday in
the form of the Helena Critic" four
column folio, to be issued semi-monthly,
edited by the high school boys and de-
signed TO be the local education organ. It
is very handsome little paper, though
Prof. Howard says it was very hastily con-
ceived 4ad gotten up.
HELENA, February 14.-The Turnyerein
society appeared on the streets Saturday
afternoon in masquerading costume, and |
in the evening closed the festivities with
grand masquerade ball.
A. NJ. Hotter & Bros store was bur-
glarized Friday night; loss only SIS or
$40, stolen from the money drawer.
An unfortunate of Wood street, named
Belle Hudson, terminated her existence
this morning wi'h 32-calibre revolver.
Particulars not learned.
The man who perished in the Saturday
morning fire, on upper Main street, proves
TO have been G. T. Niece, a married
man about 40 years old. He leaves wife